Posted: 9/16/2015 3:23:37 PM EDT
I had a strut compressor deal, but it wouldn't pull the spring in tight enough. So... redneck engineering. Added a couple ratchet straps and voila! Honestly, probably could it have done it with the ratchet straps alone!
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| Just be really careful, I worked with a guy until he lost a spring out of some jerry rigged setup at home and took a spring to the forehead. SHATTERED his skull, fractured collarbone, for real, coloring books for Christmas. Its a miracle he survived, his wife found him in a pool of blood in the garage. |
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Meh, I was able to fuck up with a wall mounted compressor once.
Motherfucker slipped while under compression, and I had to have an assist from another guy in the shop with my 4ft prybar to free my hand. 
Mechanix gloves saved my hand, it would've been a torn up mess had I not had them on. Other than some bruising, I was otherwise fine. First time I ever took apart a strut without thinking about it, I just sat over the bastard and blasted the main nut off of the top of the strut. Got a pretty good jolt when the nut came free, but was other wise fine, probably had something to do with my fat ass leaning on it while I did it. Strut was from a Dodge Avenger Coupe, so at least it wasn't too big, or else I could've gone for a ride. 
Also, fuck those type of spring compressors, I've had them break on me in the middle of a job. One side fully compressed, and the other completely free, turned a compressed spring into a mostly "U" sketchy as fuck state.
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That's almost silly enough to work for awhile. |
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That's almost silly enough to work for awhile. I've seen guys run stock class race cars with that setup so long the tennis balls rotted. At least a couple of seasons. |
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Is that a blueprint storage room in the back?
I remember a guy I worked with used to let his girlfriend sleep in the blueprint cooler on Saturday mornings when we got to work. They would come straight from the bars or wherever they were partying the night before. |
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Is that a blueprint storage room in the back? I remember a guy I worked with used to let his girlfriend sleep in the blueprint cooler on Saturday mornings when we got to work. They would come straight from the bars or wherever they were partying the night before. That's his at work basement. |
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I've done similar stuff on my Yotas. ...Rough Country? Hope it's for a customer's truck. Nope. Mine. I've had a couple RC lifts and been nothung but happy with them. This one is literally just a leveling kit, and you can't really fuck up on strut spacers and blocks... |
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Quoted: There is a picture floating around where someone compressed a strut spring with a pile of zip ties Found it! http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/threewood/zip-tie-spring-compressor-small_zpsx1rbyxtf.jpg Cool. If he was careful enough he could re-use those, too.  |
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One latex and one solvent?? Yeah, just sold the solvent though. Waiting for a guy to pick it up. I bought that one (xc540) with 27 liters of ink for $4500. For the record, a liter of ink on that machine is $145. I just sold the machine with no spare inks for $6500. I ran it hard for a year, made a ton of money, and made a tidy profit selling it! I prefer the latex, but was waiting for the ability to pay cash so I ran the old solvent for a while. |
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Nope. Mine. I've had a couple RC lifts and been nothung but happy with them. This one is literally just a leveling kit, and you can't really fuck up on strut spacers and blocks... Quoted:
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I've done similar stuff on my Yotas. ...Rough Country? Hope it's for a customer's truck. Nope. Mine. I've had a couple RC lifts and been nothung but happy with them. This one is literally just a leveling kit, and you can't really fuck up on strut spacers and blocks... Just like life in the Jurassic Park movies, Rough Country will find a way.
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